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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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